New college ag director
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. (Special) – Carolyn Templeton of Readymade, Alta., is the new director of agriculture for Lethbridge Community College in Lethbridge, Alta. She succeeds former director John Calpas, who has retired.
Templeton and her husband Byron operate XTC Herefords, along with in-laws George and Joyce Templeton.
As director, Templeton will be responsible for agricultural extension education programs for the college.
Milk price lowered
The Manitoba Milk Prices Review Commission has reduced the maximum price of fluid milk.
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On March 1 the maximum wholesale and retail white milk prices for one-litre containers of homogenized milk dropped by two cents. Prices for one litre of two percent, one percent and skim milk dropped by one cent.
The changes reflect decreases in the cost of milk production to Manitoba dairy producers, said a provincial government news release. Prices paid to producers will decrease by 1.65 cents per litre in response to a decrease in the overall cost of producing fluid milk.
Maximum prices, which primarily affect Winnipeg and Brandon, will be $1.28 for homo milk, $1.22 for two percent, $1.17 for one percent and $1.13 for skim. Prices for other communities will be higher due to transportation costs.
Weed specialist honored
British Columbia weed specialist Roy Cranston is the recipient of the 1999 Phero Tech Award of Excellence, presented by the Professional Pest Management Association of B.C. The annual award recognizes outstanding service to the agricultural sector. Cranston was nominated because of his contributions to weed management in the province over the past 25 years, said a B.C. government news release.
Cranston has worked for the provincial ministry of agriculture and food since 1974. Much of his work involves integrated pest management control methods to reduce the use of herbicides. He has helped introduce the use of more than 57 biological weed control agents on 22 weed species in B.C.
